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Table of contents
LANXESS Butyl Overview 3
LANXESS Butyl and Halobutyl 4
LANXESS Butyl for Tire Applications 5
LANXESS Butyl for Non-Tire Applications 6
LANXESS Butyl Grades at a Glance 8
The World of LANXESS Butyl 9
Health and Safety Information 10
Butyl Rubber is one of the five LANXESS businesses in the
Performance Polymers Segment and an important Business
Unit for LANXESS globally. We have two major product groups,
regular butyl and halobutyl rubber, manufactured at production
sites in Zwijndrecht, Belgium (near Antwerp), Sarnia, Canada
and Singapore. The plants ship to more than 45 countries
world wide.
LANXESS regular butyl rubber is the basis for all butyl rubber
technology. After butyl is polymerized at a temperature of -100C,
it is either dried and baled or dissolved in an organic solvent and
made into LANXESS Halogenated Butyl rubber. This is a very
sophisticated and complex process that few manufacturers are
able to manage successfully.
At LANXESS, supply-side reliability is not just a competi-
tive edge, it is a market necessity. Over the last couple of
decades, especially since the introduction of tubeless tires,
there has been a particularly sharp increase in demand for
our butyl rubber products. LANXESS has been one of the
most proactive supply partners in the rubber industry. By
identifying trends early on, LANXESS has been implement-
ing process developments, new technology and improved
raw material stability to help ensure that our customers have
access to a reliable global butyl supply.
LANXESS Butyl Rubber is strongly committed to research
and development activities in the rubber industry. Our
Research & Development and Technical Service teams
are working continuously with our customers, to develop
improved applications and future products.

LANXESS Butyl Rubber is your key partner with over 60 years
of experience, and will continue to offer you excellent services
globally!
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LANXESS Butyl Overview
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LANXESS Butyl and Halobutyl
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The major application area for LANXESS Butyl Rubber prod-
ucts is the tire industry, but its unique properties also make
it a key polymer for a variety of technical rubber applications.
Butyl vulcanizates offer an attractive range of properties including
low permeability, high damping, good ageing, chemical
resistance and excellent mechanical properties.
Halogenated grades have a rapid cure rate and can be blended
with natural rubber (NR) or synthetic rubbers such as nitrile
rubber (NBR), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polychloroprene
rubber (CR), ethylene-propylene rubber (EPDM), or butadiene
rubber (BR).
LANXESS Regular Butyl Rubber (IIR)
Butyl rubbers are copolymers of isobutylene with small amounts
of isoprene. The incorporation of isoprene creates double bonds
allowing vulcanization with sulfur and other agents. The vulcani-
zate properties of LANXESS Butyl make it particularly suitable
for a variety of rubber products, such as tire inner tubes, curing
bladders and protective clothing.
Chemical Structure of Butyl Rubber (IIR)
Key Properties
excellent ageing stability
high impermeability to gases
high resistance to heat
high hysteresis for energy absorption
slow vulcanization reactions (low levels of unsaturation)
LANXESS Halogenated Butyl (HIIR)
LANXESS Halobutyl Rubber (LANXESS Bromobutyl and
LANXESS Chlorobutyl) is produced in a continuous process by
reacting bromine or chlorine with butyl rubber. Halogenation
allows co-vulcanization and improved compatibility with other
diene rubbers in addition to improvements in the vulcanization
rates, states of cure and reversion resistance.
Many of the properties of halobutyl vulcanizates are virtually
identical, regardless of the halogen employed. With bromobutyl
rubber however, the bromine sites are more reactive, resulting
in faster cures and better adhesion to unsaturated rubbers. The
versatility of halobutyl rubber has led to a significant growth of its
use in a diverse range of tire and non-tire applications.
Key Properties
high impermeability to gases
improved weather and ozone resistance
improved chemical resistance
cure versatility
faster cure rate with lower amount of curatives
cure compatibility with unsaturated rubbers
good adhesion to other types of rubber
heat resistance
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LANXESS Butyl for Tire Applications
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* These items are provided as general information only. They are approximate
values and are not considered part of the product specifications.
** As with any product, use of the products mentioned in this publication in a
given application must be tested (including field testing, etc.) by the user in
advance to determine suitability.
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The tire industry consumes around 85 percent of the worlds
supply of butyl rubber. Global demand is dominated by halo-
genated butyl rubber (LANXESS Bromobutyl and LANXESS
Chlorobutyl).
Tire Inner Liners and Sidewalls
Using Halobutyl rubber within the Tire Innerliner helps the tire to
maintain proper inflation pressure. It is well known within the tire
industry that a tire retaining proper inflation pressure has improved
rolling resistance compared to conditions where it is under inflated.
LANXESS Bromobutyl and LANXESS Chlorobutyl are well-suited
for the production of white sidewall and non-staining black sidewall
because of their resistance to weathering, adhesion, bend and flex
characteristics.
Tire Curing Envelopes and Bladders
Compounds based on LANXESS Bromobutyl and LANXESS
Chlorobutyl are ideal for Curing Bladder used in retreading tires due
to the low modulus and compression set requirements. Heat and
steam resistance and suitability for resin cures also make LANXESS
Butyl perfect for Curing Bladders used for tire press-molds.
In addition, the use of lower unsaturation butyl products can improve
the flex fatigue properties and extend the curing bladder life.
Tire Innertubes
LANXESS Regular Butyl is still used extensively for innertubes in
countries where the road infrastructure is not highly developed
and in low-speed tire applications such as construction, farm
equipment and recreational vehicles.
Tires and tire related applications
LANXESS Butyl for Non-Tire Applications
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LANXESS Butyl for the Pharmaceutical Industry
The demands by the medical and pharmaceutical sectors
on elastomers and their compounds and vulcanizates are
extremely high. LANXESS Halobutyl is widely used in phar-
maceutical rubber products, such as closures for infusion
containers, injection vials, lyophilization and blood collection
tubes. Manufactured to stringent requirements, pharmaceutical
closures often come into direct contact with pharmaceutical
products, either dissolved or in other forms. Therefore, they must
comply with existing standards and regulations relating to the
contact of rubber articles with pharmaceuticals.
LANXESS Halobutyl is generally preferred because they ensure
adequate protection of sterile pharmaceutical products against
external contamination during storage and use. LANXESS halo-
genated grades are also found as O-rings and gaskets in a variety
of aerosol containers, personal care and cosmetic spray pumps
and inhalers. In addition, they are used in plungers for applica-
tions such as infusion pumps, pre-filled syringes, insulin injec-
tors and dental anesthetics. LANXESS Regular Butyl also plays
a significant role in the medical and pharmaceutical industry in
respirator masks and tubes.
LANXESS Butyl for the Food Industry
LANXESS Butyl 101-3 is a specialty product manufactured for
the chewing gum industry. This application requires LANXESS
to apply the most stringent quality controls consistent with
national food regulations and standards worldwide.
Because of its low permeability, flavor is retained longer than
with natural rubber-based products and the transmission of air
and water are minimized. Its low-temperature flexibility prevents
it from becoming brittle and shattering, even in heavily filled
compounds. Butyls outstanding stability and resistance to age-
ing can resists hardening during shelf storage, thus helps retain-
ing the soft texture required for stick gums. It also serves as a
hydrophobic plasticizer, providing softness and smoothness to
enhance chewing.
Food contact: Information concerning compliance with FDA, BfR and other global food
contact regulations can be obtained upon request from your LANXESS Butyl Rubber
Sales or Technical Marketing contact.
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** As with any product, use of the products mentioned in this publication in a given
application must be tested (including field testing, etc.) by the user in advance to
determine suitability.
Closures for pharmaceutical products High quality LANXESS Butyl and Halobutyl rubbers for pharmaceutical closures applications Specialty LANXESS Butyl 101-3 for chewing
gum applications
LANXESS Butyl for Body Mounts and Sound Damping
The unique combination of properties, such as high permeation
barrier, high damping, resistance to ozone and heat ageing make
LANXESS Butyl rubber ideal for many automotive non-tire appli-
cations. Among the largest of these applications are vibration
control applications and dynamic parts including body mounts.
LANXESS Halogenated butyl is widely used because of their
high damping, fast reversion-resistant cures and excellent ageing
properties, especially with respect to hot flex fatigue. Compared
to regular butyl, LANXESS Halogenated butyl can also be for-
mulated to have an intermediate level of oil resistance for use in
engine and transmission mounts and automotive exhaust hanger
compounds.
LANXESS Butyl for Automotive Air-conditioning Systems
Automotive air-conditioning systems use rubbers in seals around
the fittings and shafts, and in hoses that conduct both gaseous
and liquid refrigerant. LANXESS Halobutyl rubbers are consid-
ered by many air-conditioning hose manufacturers as the base
polymer for this application, because of their excellent permea-
tion resistance to the refrigerant R-134a, high damping of low
frequency vibrations, excellent low temperature properties and
excellent heat ageing. The vulcanisates based on LANXESS
Halobutyl rubbers , when correctly compounded, meet the most
stringent specification requirements and prevent the ingression
of moisture into the air conditioning system.
LANXESS Butyl for Protective Clothing and Equipment
Protective clothing made with LANXESS Regular Butyl and
Halobutyl rubber not only has very good barrier properties, but
it is light weight and maintains a high degree of flexibility. With
excellent tear and abrasion resistance, LANXESS Butyl vulcani-
zates allows the material to drape naturally and not crack as easily
as plastic. LANXESS Butyl products are well suited for Nuclear,
Biological, Chemical (NBC) clothing as well as face masks and
respirators that must remain impervious to gases, yet be flexible
enough to deliver a positive mask seal.
LANXESS Butyl for Tank Linings
Halobutyl rubbers from LANXESS have high resistance to numer-
ous chemicals, making them an ideal material for the production
of linings where chemical resistance is required. In addition, they
offer cure versatility, easy bonding and very low volume swell in
contact with various chemicals.
LANXESS Butyl for Rubber Closures of Electrical
Condensers in Electrical Appliances
The assembly of an electrical condenser (or capacitor) is sealed
by a rubber closure to prevent leakage of the content . LANXESS
Regular Butyl rubbers are the choice for this application primarily
because of the excellent impermeability to the electrolyte, which
provides good seal ability.
LANXESS Butyl for Sport Balls and High-End Shoe Soles
LANXESS Bromobutyl offers excellent air retention, making it
a key component in ball bladders used in the sporting goods
industry. LANXESS Butyl and LANXESS Bromobutyl can be
blended with natural rubber to improve spliceability and cure
rates, while still retaining good air retention properties. LANXESS
Bromobutyl can be blended with other polymers to improve the
wet grip properties of high-end shoe soles, while retaining wear
and durability characteristics for applications such as hiking and
climbing footwear, river fishing and running shoes.
LANXESS Butyl for Adhesives
LANXESS Butyls tack, ageing resistance and low permeability
make it the ideal polymer for a variety of adhesive and sealing
applications. Our Butyl products are used in adhesive formulations
for transparent tapes, hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives, mastic
for pipe wrap tapes, vinyl floor tile adhesives and roofing adhe-
sives. They are also used for self-fusing, semi-conducting electrical
splicing tapes, eliminating the need for separate adhesive coats.
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** As with any product, use of the products mentioned in this publication in a
given application must be tested (including field testing, etc.) by the user in
advance to determine suitability.
Tank linning Protective clothing
Good wet grip property of high-end shoe soles Adhesive tape
Bladder for sport ball
LANXESS Butyl Grades at a Glance
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LANXESS Butyl Grade Level of unsaturation Mooney viscosity Density
(mol %) (ML (1+8) 125 C) (g/cm
3
)
Butyl Rubber (IIR) isobutene-isoprene rubber
LANXESS BUTYL100 0.90 33 0.92
LANXESS BUTYL301 1.85 51 0.92
LANXESS BUTYL402 2.25 33 0.92
LANXESS BUTYL101-3 1.75 51 0.92
(Food grade)

Product range and typical properties
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Butyl Rubber (IIR)
LANXESS Butyl Grade Halogen content Mooney viscosity Density
(wt %) (ML (1+8) 125 C) (g/cm
3
)
Bromobutyl Rubber (BIIR) brominated isobutene-isoprene rubber
LANXESS BROMOBUTYL 2030 1.80 32 0.93
LANXESS BROMOBUTYL 2230 1.95 32 0.93
LANXESS BROMOBUTYL 2040 1.80 39 0.93
LANXESS BROMOBUTYL X2 1.80 46 0.93
Chlorobutyl Rubber (CIIR) chlorinated isobutene-isoprene rubber
LANXESS CHLOROBUTYL 1240 1.25 38 0.92
Halobutyl Rubber (HIIR)
* These items are provided as general information only. They are
approximate values and are not considered part of the product
speci fi cati ons. For product techni cal and safety data sheets
please contact your LANXESS Butyl Rubber contact or visit us at
www.techcenter.lanxess.com.
The World of LANXESS Butyl
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LANXESS Butyl grades,
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Sarnia, Canada
London, Canada
Akron, USA
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thane, India
Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Leverkusen, Germany
Cologne, Germany (LANXESS Group Headquarters)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Kiev, Ukraine
Singapore, Singapore

Butyl Headquarters (Global Offce)
Butyl Sales and Marketing Offce
Butyl Production Site
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong, China
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, Korea
Fribourg, Switzerland
Butyl Headquarters (Global Office)
Butyl Regional Sales & Marketing Office
Butyl Sales Office
Butyl Global R&D
Butyl Production Site
LANXESS Butyl Headquarters:
LANXESS Butyl Pte. Ltd.
3A International Business Park
#07-10/18. ICON @ IBP, Tower B.
Singapore 609935
Tel. (65) 6725 5888
Production Sites:
CANADA
LANXESS Inc.
1265 Vidal Street South
Sarnia, Ontario, N7T 7M2
Canada
BELGIUM
LANXESS Rubber N.V.
Canadastraat 21, Haven 1009
2070 Zwijndrecht
Belgium
SINGAPORE
LANXESS Butyl Pte. Ltd
1 Tembusu Road
Singapore 627595
Regional Marketing Offices:
LANXESS International SA
(EMEA & LATAM)
Chamblioux-Parc 12
1763 Granges-Paccot
Switzerland
Tel. (41) 26 422 8300
LANXESS Corporation
(NAFTA)
3050 West Market Street
Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
USA
Tel. (1) 330 873 4445
LANXESS Butyl Pte. Ltd.
(APAC)
3A International Business Park
#07-10/18 ICON@IBP
Tower B 609935 Singapore
Singapore, SG
Tel. (65) 6725 5888
Research & Development Center:
LANXESS Inc.
999 Collip Circle
Research Park London, Ontario,
N6G 4X8
Canada
Product Safety:
Relevant safety data and references as well as the possibly nec-
essary warning labels are to be found in the corresponding safety
data sheets.
Health and Safety Information:
Appropriate literature has been assembled which provides infor-
mation concerning the health and safety precautions that must be
observed when handling the LANXESS products mentioned in
this publication. For materials mentioned which are not LANXESS
products, appropriate industrial hygiene and other safety precau-
tions recommended by their manufacturers should be followed.
Before working with any of these products, you must read and
become familiar with the available information on their hazards,
proper use and handling. This cannot be overemphasized.
Information is available in several forms, e.g., material safety data
sheets and product labels. Consult us through your LANXESS
Butyl Rubber representative.
Health and Safety Information
Regulatory Compliance Information:
Some of the end uses of the products described in this publication
must comply with applicable regulations, such as the FDA, BfR,
NSF, USDA and CPSC. If you have any questions on the regula-
tory status of these products, contact your LANXESS Butyl Rubber
representative.
The manner in which you use and the purpose to which you put
and utilize our products, technical assistance and information
(whether verbal, written or by way of production evaluations),
including any suggested formulations and recommendations, are
beyond our control.
Therefore, it is imperative that you test our products, technical
assistance and information to determine to your own satisfaction
whether they are suitable for your intended uses and applications.
This application-specific analysis must at least include testing to
determine suitability from a technical as well as health, safety, and
environmental standpoint. Such testing has not necessarily been
done by us. Unless we otherwise agree in writing, all products
are sold strictly pursuant to the terms of our standard conditions
of sale. All information and technical assistance is given without
warranty or guarantee and is subject to change without notice. It
is expressly understood and agreed that you assume and hereby
expressly release us from all liability, in tort, contract or otherwise,
incurred in connection with the use of our products, technical
assistance and information.
Any statement or recommendation not contained herein is unau-
thorized and shall not bind us. Nothing herein shall be construed
as a recommendation to use any product in conflict with patents
covering any material or its use. No license is implied or in fact
granted under the claims of any patent.
Note: The information contained in this publication is current as
of August 2013. Please contact your LANXESS representative to
determine if this publication has been revised.
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